Jump to content

Paris Basketball

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Basketball in Paris.
Paris Basketball
2024–25 Paris Basketball season
Paris Basketball logo
NicknameClub de la capitale (Club of the capital)
LeaguesLNB Pro A
EuroLeague
Founded12 July 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-12)
HistoryParis Basketball
2018–present
ArenaAdidas Arena
Capacity8,000
LocationParis, France
Main sponsorSnipes [de]
PresidentDavid Kahn
Head coachTiago Splitter
OwnershipParis Basketball Investments
Championships1 EuroCup
1 French League Cup
Websiteparisbasketball.paris

Paris Basketball is a French professional basketball club based in Paris. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the first division of basketball in France, and the EuroLeague since 2024–25.

Founded in 2018, Paris plays its home games at the Adidas Arena. Three years after its establishment, Paris promoted to the first-level LNB Pro A for the first time, in 2021. In 2024, the team won the LNB Pro A Leaders Cup and the 2023–24 EuroCup titles.

History

[edit]

The club started as a project to bring a big basketball club to the city of Paris, led by David Kahn, former director of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In July 2018, the creation of the professional club was announced.[1] At the revealing, the ambitions were to be a team in the EuroLeague, the highest-level European league, by 2022. The future home arena of the team would be an arena in Quartier de La Chapelle, that was constructed for the 2024 Olympics. The team immediately entered the LNB Pro B, the national second-tier league, as the club bought the licence of HTV Basket.[2] The club would play its home games in the Halle Georges Carpentier, waiting for the construction of the Paris Arena II.

The team began in the Pro B under head coach Jean-Cristophe "JC" Prat, who developed an effective style of play, which showcased young players such as Ismaël Kamagate, Juhann Begarin and Dustin Sleva.[3]

In the 2020–21 season, Paris finished in the second place in the LNB Pro B championship and thus were promoted to the LNB Pro A for the first time in club history.[4] During that season, rapper Sheck Wes also played for the team for three games while coming off the bench for Paris.

European success (2022–present)

[edit]

In July 2022, Paris signed Will Weaver as the team's new head coach.[5] Paris Basketball was selected to play in the 2022–23 season of the EuroCup, its debut in European competition.[6]

In June 2023, Paris signed Finnish head coach Tuomas Iisalo, who had led Bonn to a maiden Basketball Champions League title in the previous year.[7] On 18 February 2024, Paris won their first trophy in team history, as they won the 2024 LNB Pro A Leaders Cup title, by defeating Nanterre 90–85 in the final, with a 26-point performance of the MVP T. J. Shorts.[8] In the Pro A, they set a French basketball record with 25 consecutive wins,[9] and finished second after losing to Monaco in the league finals. Paris won the 2023–24 EuroCup, after 2–0 in finals against JL Bourg, another French team.[10] Following their championship, Paris Basketball earned their promotion to the 2024–25 season of the EuroLeague.[9] Starting from that season, Paris Basketball will also launch its women's team.[11]

After their most EuroCup-winning season, coach Iisalo left the team to sign for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[12] In June 2024, Tiago Splitter was signed as his replacement, which was Splitter's first head coaching job.[13]

Honours

[edit]

Domestic competitions

[edit]
Runners-up (1): 2023–24
Winners (1): 2023–24
Runners-up (1): 2020–21

European competitions

[edit]
Champions (1): 2023–24

Season by season

[edit]
Champions Runners-up Playoff berth
DNQ Did not qualify
Paris Basketball
Season Tier League Finish Pld W L Win% Playoffs French Cup Other Cups European Competitions Head coach
2018–19 2 Pro B 11th 34 16 18 .471 DNQ Round of 64 Leaders Cup quarter-finals DNQ Jean-Christophe Prat
2019–20 2 Pro B 10th 23 11 12 .478 DNQ Round of 32 Leaders Cup quarter-finals
2020–21 2 Pro B 2nd Increase 34 23 11 .676 N/A Round of 64 Leaders Cup semi-finals
2021–22 1 Pro A 15th 34 13 21 .382 DNQ Round of 8 N/A
2022–23 1 Pro A 9th 34 16 18 .471 DNQ Round of 32 Leaders Cup

DNQ

EuroCup

quarter-finals

Will Weaver
2023–24 1 Pro A 2nd 34 27 7 .794 Runners-up Round of 64 Leaders Cup champions EuroCup champions Tuomas Iisalo

Players

[edit]

Current roster

[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Paris Basketball roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 0 United States North Macedonia Shorts, T. J. 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 27 – (1997-10-15)15 October 1997
G/F 1 United States Malcolm, Collin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1997-07-02)2 July 1997
G 2 France Hifi, Nadir 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (2002-07-16)16 July 2002
SF 3 United States Ward, Tyson 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-07-26)26 July 1997
PF 4 France Cavalière, Léopold 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-04-27)27 April 1996
F/C 5 France Sy, Bandja 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1990-07-30)30 July 1990
SG 7 Chile Herrera, Sebastian 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-11-01)1 November 1997
C 8 Germany Kratzer, Leon 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 27 – (1997-02-04)4 February 1997
G/F 9 France Denis, Gauthier 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1997-04-01)1 April 1997
G 12 Germany Lô, Maodo 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1992-12-31)31 December 1992
C 13 Central African Republic Hayes, Kevarrius 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 27 – (1997-03-05)5 March 1997
F/C 18 France Shahrvin, Enzo 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-02-13)13 February 2003
PF 20 Finland Jantunen, Mikael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 – (2000-04-20)20 April 2000
G/F 24 France Ghana Ouattara, Yakuba 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1992-01-24)24 January 1992
PF 34 United States Hommes, Daulton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1996-07-04)4 July 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Hungary Adrián Kovács
  • France Bienvenue Kindoki
  • France Emmanuel Mavomo
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: June 24, 2024

Depth chart

[edit]
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kevarrius Hayes Leon Kratzer Michael Kessens
PF Mikael Jantunen Daulton Hommes Bandja Sy Enzo Shahrvin
SF Tyson Ward Collin Malcolm Léopold Cavalière
SG Nadir Hifi Yakuba Ouattara Sebastian Herrera
PG T. J. Shorts Maodo Lô

Notable players

[edit]
See also: Category:Paris Basketball players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

[edit]
No. Name From To Ref.
1 France Jean-Christophe Prat 2018 2022 [3]
2 United States Will Weaver 2022 2023 [5]
3 Finland Tuomas Iisalo 2023 2024 [7][12]
4 Brazil Tiago Splitter 2024 present [13]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Basket - Pro B : Le projet du Paris Basketball dévoilé". Sport 365 (in French). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "C'est officiel, le HTV sans basket professionnel, Philippe Legname obligé de quitter la fédération". Star Var News (in French). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b Basketball, Paris (2024-02-05). "Paris Basketball pays tribute to Prat". Paris Basketball. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ^ "Basket : le Paris Basketball officiellement promu en Jeep Elite". LEFIGARO (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "'No skipping steps': Will Weaver's approach to Paris Basketball". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  6. ^ "2022-23 EuroLeague and EuroCup participating teams confirmed | Euroleague Basketball". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  7. ^ a b "Paris Basketball names Tuomas Iisalo as new head coach". Euroleague Basketball. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  8. ^ Led by T.J. Shorts, Paris captures maiden French Leaders Cup over Nanterre, eurohoops.net, 18 February 2024
  9. ^ a b Basketball, Paris (2024-06-17). "Paris Basketball to join the EuroLeague". Paris Basketball. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  10. ^ T.J. Shorts, Paris: 'We feel like nobody can stop us', euroleaguebasketball.net, 25 December 2023
  11. ^ "WOMEN'S SECTION". Paris Basketball. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  12. ^ a b "Tuomas Iisalo set to leave Paris for Memphis". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  13. ^ a b "Paris appointed Tiago Splitter as head coach | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paris_Basketball&oldid=1255363139"